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Metals CEO to present for Global Entrepreneurship Week

In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Chairman and CEO John R. Frangakis will share how his family business, Reynolds Services Inc., has grown to become an international metal packaging service center. In collaboration with the eCenter@LindenPointe, Frangakis’s presentation “Keep Moving Forward” is open to the public and will air live on Penn State Shenango’s YouTube […]

New Funding Will Bring Training in Cybersecurity

HERMITAGE, Dec. 20 – New funding of $250,000 to the Pennsylvania Cybersecurity Center will help launch a unique, Hermitage-based pilot program to prepare students for high-demand careers in cybersecurity, state Rep. Mark Longietti, D-Mercer, announced today. Longietti said Hermitage-based LindenPointe Development Corp. will share in the PAsmart Industry Partnership grant to develop a new program to […]

THE PRODUCT DESIGN PROCESS WITH YSU ROBOTICS LUNABOTICS

Members of the YSU Robotics Lunabotics team stopped by the eAcademy to discuss the design process with students. This month, eA students will start to design and build their prototypes for their business ventures. Students learned much about prototype iteration and overcoming engineering challenges during this visit.  Jonah Montgomery (eA alumni) and Joshua Zabenpart, pictured […]

Warren King, President of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Western PA, explains the importance of social responsibility within a business setting

Thank you to Warren King, President of the BBB serving Western PA (cover), for visiting with us! The BBB seeks to (1) empower consumers to identify social impact businesses in their communities by creating an online directory of social impact businesses (2) spotlight, celebrate and recognize organizations that integrate social impact into their business plans […]

Fostering the Entrepreneurial Mindset: LindenPointe’s Entrepreneurship Academy

“Whether in the classroom, on the sidelines of the basketball court or serving her community, Katie (Kelly) Parr, M.Ed., strives to be a source of support and inspiration to the next generation- just like the formidable individuals who encouraged her during her formative years growing up in Sharon.”  Please continue reading Katie Parr’s, eAcademy Program […]

CATALONI SISTERS SPEAK OF eACADEMY PROGRAM SUCCESS

The Entrepreneurship Academy Program is an innovative educational program focused on economic development serving two counties and over ten school districts. The main goals of the academy include: building relationships, building community, and building businesses. Over the course of the past eight years, it has become a flagship program under the eCenter@LindenPointe Development Corporation in […]

WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT 2022 DEMO DAY: STUDENT STARTUP SHOWCASE

The eAcademy held our end of the year pitch contest and student startup showcase on Sunday, May 15th at the Buhl Park Casino. Assistant City Manager of Hermitage, Gary Gulla, gave the welcoming remarks and introduced our keynote speaker, Brian Slawin, of Slawin Says and The Ben Franklin Technology PArtners. Slawin spoke to students about […]

WOLVERINE VENTURE BATTLE AT GROVE CITY COLLEGE

eA students participated in Grove City College’s Wolverine Venture Battle as Junior Judges this past school year. We cannot thank Yvonne English, Executive Director and Entrepreneur in Residence, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Professor of Practice, Department of Entrepreneurship, enough for organizing such a full-filled day on campus!  It was a spectacular day filled […]